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Crow

@crow-aeris

Pronouns: They/Them
Pfp: I grabbed it off of pinterest 😭😭
Banner: A pic my gf snapped of the solar eclipes on 4/8/24 :3
Interests: Literally shifts with the tide istg,
The only consistent with me is my inconsistency frfr
(this is the second time i’ve revamped my profile)
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(my attempt at organizing my blog)

Also, if something is unlinked, assume that it doesn’t have a link (or message me to ask and make sure)

Here’s my ao3

My Works:

Vulpine Vignettes: (Main Story Completed)

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It’s a wholly self-indulgent fic urban-fantasy with a jiuwei hu (chinese fox demon) Tim Drake, Dragon Bruce Wayne, and a Werewolf Stephanie Brown. There’s magic, family bonding, good parent janet drake, world building, and a dead joker! There it’s also timkon endgame, so do with that what you will ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

To Brace Upon Benign Feathers (In progress)

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this is my reverse robins wingfic au where i do my best to world build! it’s in its infancy right now, but there are a few works up on ao3 if you want to drop by and peer at it. so far, it is mostly angst and miscommunication, but it’ll get better! the last two fics in the series are both hurt/comfort if that’s more to your taste :3

Cursed Object Au/ And yet the Clock Twists Back (Complete)

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It's one of my works on tumblr (y'all seem to like it alot) and it centers around the 4 of the batboys (dick, jason, tim, damian) who were together when they encountered this cursed pendant. Jason was the last to be sucked in, and he manages to do… something just as he's thrown back in time

Phoenix!Tim au/ A Heart of Glowing Embers (In progress)

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this is another one of my tumblr fics that yall seem to enjoy :3 it’s basically what it says on the tin, where tim is a phoenix, but here’s the thing- he gets taken by ra’s as he’s trying to revive “jason”, and things begin to happen

Of Gem-Like Scales and Soft Seal Pelts (Complete)

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This is my submission (?) for 2024 Mermay! featuring Superbat subtext, selkie!jason, siren!tim, and mer!dick. it’s medival adjacent, but isn’t too historically accurate (but neither are mermaids, sirens, or selkies). most of the substance is on ao3 tbf, and it’s mostly a flood of links on tumblr

Local Eldritch Horror Monster Just Wants Hugs… (Complete)

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An au where tim is a creature that’s sort of a mix between a windigo/shadow monster of sorts? it’s fully complete if you’re into that, so you can binge it all at once. this one doesn’t really have a presence on tumblr other than me mentioning it once, so that’s that

#masterlist#and yet the clock twists back#a heart of glowing embers#vulpine vignettes#fic: to brace upon benign feathers#fanfiction#crow’s 2024 mermay: of gem like scales and soft seal pelts
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Being really into Frankenstein while at the same time being Chinese is so funny because every time Lord Byron gets brought up, the way his name is pronounced always makes me think of the word 白人 (bái rén), which translates into “white guy”. Lord White Guy.

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ok. this is the last time I post this wip . Next time you see this it’ll be Finished!

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“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” – Phillip Pullman

Wanted to draw a sweet father-daughter interaction, I imagine this happening earlier in their life, sometime before meeting Frost. In case it's not clear, he's telling her a story about a princess by rescued by a prince, then they become best friends and live happily ever after :)

no bubbles/no fx under cut <3

#I LOVE THEM#snek sketches#digital art#artists on tumblr#small artist#digital artist#dnd#dungeons and dragons#fanart#legends of avantris#once upon a witchlight#hootsie grimgrin#ouaw hootsie#ouaw gricko#gricko grimgrin
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just saw the perforated baton rope making demonstration video for the first time and i 😲

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none of you even give a fuck that weve found a possible use for one of the most mysterious ancient tools...?

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YES ABSOLUTELY

so perforated batons are a type of paleolithic tool that was in use for THOUSANDS of years. weve found hundreds of examples across Europe and Asia of these. theyre typically made from antler or ivory, and are long batons with at least one hole thats been drilled through

at first they were called "batons of command" and the assumption was that these were ritualistic or symbolic items that represented strength or status in a group of individuals.

more modern interpretations include that they couldve been used as spear throwing tools, or that the holes couldve been used in spear or arrow making to pull them straight.

in a more recent study done on this mammoth ivory baton, which was found in Hohle Fels cave in Germany, they were specifically interested in the spiralized carvings feeding into each perforation

they studied small pieces of organic matter that were found inside the holes, and they were found to be FULL of plant fibres in way higher concentration than the other nearby soil, indicating that this baton at least was a tool used on plants. the idea came up that it could be a rope making tool

so they made a replica, and wove rope.

these tools were likely multipurpose, and we can never know the motivations of the ancient people who made them, but we have at least proven that these tools are capable of making rope very efficiently!

here you can watch a video demonstration of a group using a replica to make rope!

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Oh this is FASCINATING! Mod A and I were recently on a conference on prehistoric clothing - this is one aspect of textile working in the broader sense that I definetely missed!

Fun fact, also: The specific finds that lead to this discovery were made at the Hohe Fels by Professor Nicholas Conrad and his team and published in 2016, in collaboration with Dr. Veerle Roots - here's a link to the original paper about ropemaking, and another one to the Archäologie Online article about the discovery. The Hohe Fels and neighboring Vogelherd caves are some of the most important prehistoric sites in all of Europe - you might be more familiar with them as the sites that turned up these ivory animal figurines, amongst others!

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REMINDER: luigi mangione has been accused of killing the CEO, not convicted, and the evidence presented is extremely questionable. luigi mangione is NOT the claims adjuster until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law, and the widespread presumption of his guilt makes it much more likely he will be falsely convicted.

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Innocent until proven guilty!

Great about the bill, but we all have to be careful with this.

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Torbek just a week away! Torbek in a week i am so happy about this information torbek just a week away

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Not but seriously though, read about the Philadelphia Parade in 1918:

When the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive parade stepped off on September 28, some 200,000 people jammed Broad Street, cheering wildly as the line of marchers stretched for two miles. Floats showcased the latest addition to America’s arsenal – floating biplanes built in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard. Brassy tunes filled the air along a route where spectators were crushed together like sardines in a can. Each time the music stopped, bond salesmen singled out war widows in the crowd, a move designed to evoke sympathy and ensure that Philadelphia met its Liberty Loan quota.
But aggressive Liberty Loan hawkers were far from the greatest threat that day. Lurking among the multitudes was an invisible peril known as influenza—and it loves crowds. Philadelphians were exposed en masse to a lethal contagion widely called “Spanish Flu,” a misnomer created earlier in 1918 when the first published reports of a mysterious epidemic emerged from a wire service in Madrid.
For Philadelphia, the fallout was swift and deadly. Two days after the parade, the city’s public health director Wilmer Krusen, issued a grim pronouncement: “The epidemic is now present in the civilian population and is assuming the type found in naval stations and cantonments [army camps].”
Within 72 hours of the parade, every bed in Philadelphia’s 31 hospitals was filled. In the week ending October 5, some 2,600 people in Philadelphia had died from the flu or its complications. A week later, that number rose to more than 4,500. With many of the city’s health professionals pressed into military service, Philadelphia was unprepared for this deluge of death.
Attempting to slow the carnage, city leaders essentially closed down Philadelphia. On October 3, officials shuttered most public spaces – including schools, churches, theaters and pool halls. But the calamity was relentless. Understaffed hospitals were crippled. Morgues and undertakers could not keep pace with demand. Grieving families had to bury their own dead. Casket prices skyrocketed. The phrase “bodies stacked like cordwood” became a common refrain.

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With summer, the Spanish flu seemed to subside. But the killer was merely laying in wait, set to return in the fall and winter—typical peak flu season—more lethal than before. As Philadelphia planned its parade, bound to be a large gathering, director of public health Krusen had ignored the growing concerns of other medical experts and allowed the parade to proceed, even as a deadly outbreak raged on nearby military bases.
A political appointee, Krusen publicly denied that influenza was a threat, saying with assurance that the few military deaths were “old-fashioned influenza or grip.” He promised a campaign against coughing, spitting and sneezing, well aware that two days before the scheduled parade, the nation’s monthly draft call-up had been cancelled because army camps, including nearby Camp Dix in New Jersey and Camp Meade in Maryland, were overwhelmed by a conflagration of virulent influenza. Philadelphia’s parade poured gasoline on the flames.
Krusen’s decision to let the parade go on was based on two fears. He believed that a quarantine might cause a general panic. In fact, when city officials did close down public gatherings, the skeptical Philadelphia Inquirer chided the decision. “Talk of cheerful things instead of disease,” urged the Inquirer on October 5. “The authorities seem to be going daft. What are they trying to do, scare everybody to death?”
And, like many local officials, Krusen was under extreme pressure to meet bond quotas, which were considered a gauge of patriotism. Caught between the demands of federal officials and the public welfare, he picked wrong.

History is there to remind us of what not to do, as much as it is there to remind us what we should do.

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Going to a seder at a family friend's place tonight and I have been informed multiple times that someone there has changed her name to Stephanie, but because it seems nobody wants to deadname her, nobody has specified who Stephanie is. So I guess I'm just going to get a surprise Stephanie when I arrive.

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I am among the first people to arrive which means I get to play a fun process of elimination game. It is not the family's youngest child so I think that leaves two more. Unless Stephanie is an aunt or a niece or something.

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Have learned that Stephanie is the eldest child. Which is very convenient for me because she is the one family member whose name I could not remember anyway.

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Tim- Hey so... something occurred to me

Bernard- What?

Tim- I was the only heir to the Drake fortune, and then was adopted by Bruce, meaning I will someday most likely inherit a not insignificant amount of money from him.

Bernard- Not sure I like where this is going but continue

Tim- You're an only child, and Conner is the only kid Lex has, meaning you'll both inherit the Dowd and Luthor industries.

Conner- Are you suggesting we get married and merge the businesses into one?

Tim- That, or we get married and combine our assets, instantly becoming the richest and most powerful family in the world.

Conner- I'm not saying 'no', but I feel like this is how people start turning into supervillains

Bernard- ... Should we call Roy and see if he wants in?

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@sparklingpurplewaffles I think you'd like this

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I love this. Thank you. Anyway they can't let Roy join because Dick would probably kill him, especially if he was ever with Jason. Jason might join. He's too old for all three of them.

They should get married though. It'll be hilarious and they're adorable and they'll be soooooo rich

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